About this track

Description

An easy 40-minute loop track leads you through a spectacular stand of kauri.

Getting there

Trounson Kauri Park is 38 km north of the township of Dargaville.

The park is accessible via Trounson Park Road from the south off State Highway 12 or from the north via Katui Road, which links to Trounson Park Road at Donnellys Crossing.

There are two entry points to Trounson Kauri Park; the Trounson Kauri Park day car park and the Trounson Kauri Park campground.

Nature and conservation

The track offers an opportunity to experience the unique character of this ancient forest.

You can learn more about the kauri forest at an interpretation tent, and trees/plants are named along the walk

Kūkupa (New Zealand pigeon) are abundant and you are likely to hear and see them. North Island brown kiwi, fantails, pied tits and other forest birds are also resident with reintroduction of other birds planned for the future..